Synonyms and antonyms of Attendance and non-attendance at school or university in American Thesaurus

absence (noun)

a period of time when someone is not at work or at school when they should be

absenteeism (noun)

the habit of not being at school or work when you should be, usually without a good reason

attend (verb)

to go regularly to a place, for example to a school as a student or to a church as a member

attendance (noun)

the number of people who are present at an event or in a place such as a school or church

attendance (noun)

the fact of being present at an event or of going regularly to school, church, etc.

audit (verb)

American to go regularly to class for a college course without asking for or receiving credit for taking the course

board (verb)

education to live with other students at school or college during the part of the year that you go to classes

cut class/school ()

to not go to class/school when you should be there

drop out ()

to leave something such as an activity, school, or competition before you have finished what you intended to do

enroll (verb)

to put your name on the official list of students who go to a particular school, university, course, etc., or put another person’s name on the list for them

enrollment (noun)

when someone is officially put on the list of students who go to a school, college, or university

enrollment (noun)

the number of people who are taking a course or courses at a school or university

entrance (noun)

the right to join a group or organization, for example a university or a profession

entrant (noun)

British someone who joins a profession, university, or school

exclude (verb)

educationBritish to expel or suspend a child from school

exclusion (noun)

educationBritish a child’s expulsion or suspension from school

excuse (noun)

American a note written by your parent or your doctor that explains why you have missed work or school

expel (verb)

to force a student to leave a school permanently

expulsion (noun)

an occasion when someone is officially forced to leave a school or college permanently. The usual British word is exclusion

flunk out (informal)

informal to have to leave a school because your work is not satisfactory

get in ()

to be accepted to study at a school or chosen to play for a team, etc.

get into ()

to be accepted to study at a school or chosen to play for a team, etc.

get the boot ()

to be told to leave your job or your school

go back (British)

British when schools or students go back, classes begin again after a long holiday

go down (British)

British to leave a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge, at the end of a term (=period of study) or a course of study

go up (British)

British to go to a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge, at the beginning of a term (=period of study) or a course of study

graduate (verb)

education to complete your studies at a school such as a high school, college, or university and get a diploma or a degree

here (adverb)

spoken used for saying that you are present in class when the teacher calls the names of all the students in the class

intake (noun)

education the number of people accepted by an institution such as a school, university, or company at one time

leave (verb)

to stop working for an organization or going to school or college

matriculate (verb)

formal to officially become a student at a university

nonattendance (noun)

repeated failure to be present at a place, for example a meeting, class, etc. that you are expected to go to

off (adjective)

not at work, for example because you are not well or because it is not a normal working day

pass out (British)

British to officially complete a course at a military or a police college

play hooky (humorous)

humorous used when you do not go to work

play hooky ()

if a student plays hooky, they do not go to school on a day when they are expected to

play truant ()

to stay away from school without permission

quit (verb)

informal to leave a job or school permanently

registration (noun)

the process of making the arrangements to take classes at a particular school or university

school-leaver (noun)

British someone who has just left school and is looking for a job

school refusal (noun)

fear of going to school

skive (verb)

Britishinformal to not be at work or school when you should be there

skive off (British)

Britishinformal to avoid going to school or work when you should go

stay off (British)

British to not go to work or school because you are sick

suspend (verb)

to officially stop someone from doing their job or from going to school for a limited time because they have done something wrong

suspension (noun)

a punishment in which someone is removed from a team, job, or school for a short time

tardy (noun)

American an occasion when you are late for a class, or a record that a teacher keeps of this

time off (noun)

time when you are not at work or in school

transfer (verb)

to stop studying at one school or university and go to another

truancy (noun)

the act or habit of staying away from school without permission